Hi AllFor the information of all who think that they have a problem with the DAB Reception.The problem occurs when the radio finds that the dab signal has reduced so what happen the Sony radio is designed to fall back to FM when this happens on the first units you can switch this off but with experience it is best left on automatic. The reason that you can hear around half a second of the same audio is that one comes from satellite and the other is terrestrial and you can hear the delay formed by the round trip to and from the satellite feed very similar to listening to radio from sky and your FM radio at the same time.I hope this makes sense to you all.

The Sony DAB radio in my first MK1 Kuga was about as useful as a sewn up onesie, how Sony have continued to retain this supply contract with Ford is a complete mystery. . . . kindness perhaps, or just cheap. DAB+ has been talked about for many years now here in the UK, it's just my opinion, the coverage and the sound quality of DAB radio still remains poor, and their is a very good reason for that the whole network needs resources, at present the content is being transmitted at just 128 k/bits even your average cable provider are transmitting at double that figure 256k/bits unless I get the urge to climb up on the roof and swing from my TV aerial the DAB signal strength at home is awful and as a result I much prefer the ultra reliable and popular FM which the government keeps telling us is being ditched by 2015? but apparently with an election just around the corner it's had a reprieve now from 2017 - 2019. 4G/5G? and DAB+ licences are in place to generate even more money for the treasury via OFCOM and it's irrelevant if that technology works or not that's not their priority. Everybody knows that for some (not all) that DAB is poor and the problems seems to be a lack of investment in the infrastructure. I purchased a Roberts radio which was launched in the bin a few years ago because it sucked batteries dry within a day or so curiously that had a DAB+ function button? wishful thinking or what? The cost of this switchover to the public is an estimated 7.7 Billion that's an awful lot of money that would be better spent elsewhere . . . don't you think.

Interesting comments Bob. Bear in mind that
Sony make very good OEM equipment, so why is the unit in the Ford so poor. Iâ€™ll
draw a slight comparison with the SATNAV head unit in the MK2 Kuga, that radio
actually seems OK apart from being clumsy to use, the SATNAV is awful, being a Sony SATNAV with TomTom
mapping. One or both of the latter have got something wrong in the design
intent as the 2013 mapping on my car is actually less detail than my 2011
Garmin. Like, the Channel Islands donâ€™t exist in the Western Europe version 4
in my car. Iâ€™m aware that V4.1 now has some limited Chanel Island detail.

I digress. The DAB radio reception on the
MK2 is abysmal but itâ€™s down to the poor antennae design in the rear window which
because of its directional properties causes drop outs even in line of site
with the transmitter at 20 miles away.

Why Sony have continued to supply is odd,
but even more is that Sony could have transferred their design technology into
the Ford project, they appear not to have.

The SATNAV head unit in the MK2 as a
combined Sony/TomTom is poor but both companies successfully market their own
brands, so what design intent were they given by Ford to produce such a un-worthwhile
piece of kit?

What was wrong with the MK1 DAB, was it
juts poor or was it user interface? Your Roberts radio wasnâ€™t a Sports Dab 5 was
it?

Edited by Fillco - 17 Feb 2015 at 6:31pm

Kuga Titanium X Sport 180 Manual(AWD), Magnetic (with a few extras). March 2016.Makes you want to drive it, though not necessarily buy it.

Can't agree about the adverse comments on Sony unit, my MK1 unit is spot on and never had a problem and I use DAB a lot of the time . I can only speak as I find but I must agree if the antennas not right then reception never will be. Ford introduced rear screen antennas years ago in the Granada and they weren't very good then

MK2 SATNAV head unit is clumsy to use and reception is poor due to antennae design. Sony head unit in my old Mondeo and it was very good

The antennae on the MK2 has been designed by someone who clearly doesnt understand the effect of putting bits of foil near the element to effectively tune the antennae, but which also makes it directional.

Kuga Titanium X Sport 180 Manual(AWD), Magnetic (with a few extras). March 2016.Makes you want to drive it, though not necessarily buy it.

Hi guys I've just purchased my Kuga which is mk1 61 plate. I'm also new to DAB radios. I noticed today on my way to Nottingham that whilst listening to the DAB radio it sounded like it had bad reception. Some channels stopped working all together.

Hi and hello I am new to the forum ,and if possible need some helpI have just bought a 2009 kuga .the radio in it is a Sony dab /cd player.yesterday it started to click with nothing else working ie voice control ...cd then this morning it worked fine till I stopped to pick up a paper and again no radio just the clicking .i took the unit out today and the date on the radio is June 2014 so it's been replaced before I want to come away from the Sony ford radio ..I am thinking of buying a new double din radio but need help as I do not want to lose the voice contor .is there a good aftermarket unit that will support This I will be great-full for any help

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